Public Hearing: Solid Waste Handing Services Rate
Adjustment for Fiscal Year 2025-26
City Council
July 15, 2025
City of Placentia
Background
•Franchise Agreement with Republic became effective on
July 20, 2010
•Notice of Cancellation issued on July 19, 2017
•Agreement will expire on November 11, 2037
•Rates are adjusted annually on July 1st based on Agreement 2 Previous City Council Action
•July 31, 2024 City Council Meeting
Approval of FY 24-25 Rate Schedule
3 Proposed Rate Changes for
Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26
1.Annual Rate Adjustment per CPI per Section 24.3 of the Agreement
1.CPI for Los Angeles-Anaheim-Long Beach Region for January 2025 was
3.33%
2.Orange County Landfill Tipping Fees Adjustment per
Section 24.5 of the Agreement
1.Increased 2.6% based on the Second Amendment to the Waste Disposal Agreement with the County
4 Summary of Proposed
Solid Waste Collection Rates
5 Rate Current Monthly Rate Proposed Monthly Rate Rate Change per Month
3-Yard Trash Container $215.96 $222.66 $6.70
3-Yard Recycle Container $184.27 $190.16 $5.89
2-Yard Organics Container $168.46 $173.72 $5.26
64-gallon Organics Cart $56.57 $58.37 $1.80
Current
Monthly
Rate
Proposed
Monthly Rate
Current Annual
Assessment
Rate
Proposed Annual
Assessment Rate
Rate Change per
Month/Year
Single-Family
Residential Rate $41.20 $44.86 $494.40 $538.32 $3.66/$43.92 Commercial Rates (Includes Multi-family & Industrial Rates) Residential Rates
Public Hearing Notice & Process
•Proposition 218 requirements
45-day public hearing notice
Majority protest (50% + 1) by ratepayers precludes adoption of proposed rate increase
May 29, 2025: mailed out public hearing notices to property owners (ratepayers)
City Clerk’s Office received five (5) protest letters; Final tally at conclusion of public hearing
6 Recommended Actions
1.Open the Public Hearing; and
2.Receive Staff Report & Public Testimony; and
3.Close the Public Hearing and direct the City Clerk to tabulate the written protests and report the results of the tabulation to the City Council; and
4.If no majority protest exists, Adopt Resolution No. R-2025-37 and R-2025-38 and Amendment No.16 setting the adjusted waste hauling rates for FY 2025-26.
7 Questions & Comments
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